Block Tackle, a San Francisco, CA-based new game studio whose games leverage blockchain technology and allow players to own their own digital assets, closed a $5M seed funding round.
The round was co-led by Cadenza Ventures and Play Ventures with participation from Animoca Brands, Coinbase Ventures, Solana Ventures, Brevan Howard, Concept Art House, House Fund, Hustle Fund, Pirata Ventures, SOL Big Brain (Solana influencer), Kevin Lin (Twitch/Duskbreakers), Holly Liu (Kabam/PKO), Robin Thurston (Outside Group CEO), and others.
Cadenza Ventures and Play Ventures with participation from Animoca Brands, Coinbase Ventures, Solana Ventures, Brevan Howard, Concept Art House, House Fund, Hustle Fund, Pirata Ventures, SOL Big Brain (Solana influencer), Kevin Lin (Twitch/Duskbreakers), Holly Liu (Kabam/PKO), Robin Thurston (Outside Group CEO), and others
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Co-founded Rob Oshima and Ben Topkins, Block Tackle is a studio dedicated to creating the first generation of fun-first blockchain games. The company’s initial release is SkateX, an immersive extreme sports game where players own their own skateboards, which function as digital assets (NFTs) in the game and beyond.
SkateX is due for release later this year.
Block Tackle’s team is made up of game developers from such companies as Kabam, EA, Lucasfilm, Roblox, Supercell, Apple, Telltale and Drone Racing League.
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24/03/2022